You are the One and Only - C59
Crown Princess Jing grew up in the Wei Guo Mansion and was well aware of the deep ravine in the mansion. She, her concubine, her own younger sister, and even her own younger sister, had all been moved by Qin Nuo’s realistic acting skills.
Right now, after hearing Imperial Concubine’s words, Crown Princess Jing immediately realized that the imperial concubine did not want to let Qin Nuo go just like that. She also wanted to help her regain some face, so she calmed herself down and slowly walked forward to kneel in front of the Empress and the imperial concubine.
“Muhou, just now, chenqie was scared witless by the assassin Second Sister-in-Law spoke of and really forgot about one thing. This chenqie held onto Second Sister-in-Law’s hand and told him about the matter regarding the poison. ”
“Since sister has said so, I have nothing else to say. However, when I saw my sister just now, I was extremely happy. I was in a hurry to pull my sister over to sit beside me.
“Don’t say that, Second Sister-in-Law. Although I have just arrived, but I know who it is and what kind of person it is. How can I blame Second Sister-in-Law wrongly!”
Qin Nuo’s words were insinuating, causing Crown Princess Jing’s face to turn red and then white, but it was not good to flare up, so she could only smile.
“Alright!” Since it’s just a misunderstanding, you should get up as well! ” By then, the empress had already figured out what was going on. Even though she was usually kind, she was very clear about the things in the palace!
The wound on Qin Nuo’s hand, just by looking at it, it was obvious that she did not accidentally scratch it, it seems like Crown Princess Jing was secretly bullying him and had been set up by him. Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but want to laugh.
This wangfei that Ol ‘Three had married was really full of wickedness and deceitfulness! [1]
“Thank you, Imperial Mother, thank you.” As the Crown Princess Jing spoke, she held the little girl’s hand and slowly stood up. Coincidentally, she saw Qin Nuo’s extremely sweet smile and she couldn’t help but feel hatred.
This woman could hurt people, and she had a sharp tongue. It was likely that even her second sister’s life in the Prince Rui’s mansion wouldn’t be easy! Disregarding everything else, just based on the relationship between Shu Yi and Prince Rui, Prince Rui did not bring Shu Yi into the palace at the same time. It was just that in the first round, she had already lost and there were very few opportunities to meet her again. It seemed that she could only get people to remind Shu Yi to be more careful in the future!
When the guards had left the Nanny Liang, they had long since left, and the Jade Water Pavilion had once again regained its tranquility.
“A Nuo, don’t go over there. Sit beside me.” Seeing Qin Nuo about to return to the same place as Crown Princess Jing, the Queen suddenly spoke.
The moment the empress’s voice came out, everyone looked at Qin Nuo. Some people were already muttering in their hearts, in the end, this Princess Rui was still the Queen’s biological daughter-in-law. She even addressed her so intimately.
Qin Nuo bowed to the empress and obediently sat beside her.
The imperial concubine seemed to have just walked out of her thoughts. Seeing the empress act in such a manner, she smiled disdainfully. She was about to speak when she heard a loud report from the eunuch outside the door.
“The emperor has arrived!”
Everyone, including the imperial concubine, was stunned for a moment, except for the empress, who pursed her lips. Although she was not a very favoured empress, the emperor was still quite decent towards her. At the very least, he would give her face!
Qin Nuo slowly stood up with everyone else and subconsciously glanced at the Queen. Just now, when she said that Ling Zhongchi was poisoned, the Queen sent the Nanny Liang away and the Emperor came. It could be seen that the Queen had long suspected that Ling Zhongchi was poisoned. However, since this matter involved Ling Yexuan, in order to avoid suspicion, the Empress did not say anything!
“Lord Emperor!”
“Both of you, rise!” “The Emperor walked in with large strides. As he spoke, his tone was rather gentle.” It’s a rare occasion for us all to gather together, so don’t be too restrained. ”
While speaking, the Emperor sat down at the seat of honor, looked at the Empress and then at Qin Nuo.
“Is this Old Third’s wangfei?”
“This concubine pays her respects to Imperial Father.” Qin Nuo immediately bowed to the emperor. Even if she had already seen the emperor once, the last time she had met him was Qin Muxue.
“You should rise!” “The Emperor received the bow and said gently.” Although this is your first time in the palace, you don’t have to be too restrained. I heard from someone just now that you’ve been to the empress dowager’s palace. “The empress dowager hasn’t been feeling very well lately, and won’t meet anyone. If she’s willing to talk to you, then you can enter the palace a few more times and help relieve the empress dowager’s boredom.”
“Chenqie shall obey.” Qin Nuo immediately replied.
“Your Majesty doesn’t know that this Princess Rui is really interesting. Let alone the Esteemed Empress Dowager, even if chenqie saw him, she would still love him immensely. ” The Imperial Concubine smiled as if there was a bunch of flowers on her face. The arrogance she had just now was nowhere to be seen.
“That’s right!” “Your majesty.” “The Queen smiled and answered softly.” The emperor was a step too late. It would be even more interesting if he didn’t see the Princess Rui making a joke out of it! ”
Qin Nuo snickered.
It was said that the empress was a kind person, but in this palace, being kind didn’t mean that she was completely devoid of scheming. The empress didn’t say that it was Crown Princess Jing making a joke, but just her. The art of speaking definitely wasn’t simple! knew that if she could think of something, both the Empress and the Imperial Concubine would be able to think of it. However, one of them couldn’t really say it out loud, another one simply didn’t want to think about it.
She knew that if things went on like this, she would become a thorn in the side of some people, and might even arouse the emperor’s displeasure. But the empress dowager had said that as long as Ling Luo was innocent, she would be able to keep him safe and sound. But the condition was that there had to be evidence to prove that Ling Luo was not the one who poisoned Ling Zhongchi, so the empress dowager could make up her mind to speak up.
“Oh?” “The emperor responded with the empress’s words, but he was clearly a bit distracted.” “Tell me what kind of joke it is.”
“What can there be? “It’s just a child talking and laughing, the empress must be tired after seeing the emperor, so she’s purposely trying to make the emperor happy!” The Imperial Concubine quickly followed up, feeling her heart beating rapidly.
“Since we want to make the Emperor happy, then naturally, we should say it.” Imperial Concubine Su glanced at the empress and smiled.
“That’s right!” “How about this? This concubine will tell it to the emperor.” She stood up and came to the emperor’s side.
Qin Nuo knew that, of the Fourth Concubine, Consort De was the youngest. Apart from the Concubine, Consort De made the Emperor the happiest.
Seeing that the emperor didn’t say anything, Consort De smiled and told the emperor what had happened just now.
“Crown Princess Jing must have put in too much effort in these few days, to actually make Princess Rui joke about how there’s no poison in her nails, that must mean she wants to poison her. That’s why she made this joke of a joke. Although it has frightened everyone, when I think about it later, I feel that these two children are very interesting. ”
While Consort De spoke, Qin Nuo listened attentively the whole time. As expected, Consort De and the empress, Imperial Concubine Fu, and Consort Xian were all together, their words and actions biased towards her. Even if the imperial concubine was arrogant and domineering, once a person lost a friend, even if it was just a friend whose interests were tied together, it would still be quite a pathetic matter.
“Interesting!” “After the emperor heard Consort De’s words, she spoke a few words in an indifferent tone, but no one could tell whether she was happy or angry.” “Ol ‘Three has good taste, to be able to marry such an elegant and intelligent wangfei.”
“Imperial Father is too kind, this concubine dares not disrespect you.” Qin Nuo immediately followed up. This chenqie was only interested in playing for a little while, she never thought that she would be able to scare the Crown Princess Jing, and also cause the empress and the various esteemed ladies to be frightened. She was extremely terrified in her heart. ”
Seeing that the emperor’s eyes were slightly closed and he was playing with the teacup in his hands without saying a word, the empress quickly smiled.
“This is the first time Princess Rui has entered the palace, so she must be feeling a little anxious. When chenqie saw that the emperor was also tired, she decided that it would be better if she served the meal earlier. Since the emperor has already used it, it’s better for her to rest early. ”
“Forget it!” You are all laughing at me! I’ll take a look over there! ” As the emperor spoke, he stood up and walked outside.
“Your majesty, your majesty!”
“Respectfully sending off your majesty!” Everyone hurriedly bowed.
Watching the emperor’s back slowly disappear at the door of the palace, Qin Nuo secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
However, the old eight and the old fifteen were both Ling Yexuan’s supporters. Their attitude at that time was already enough, and it was not that they didn’t think that Ling Zhongchi wanted to frame Ling Yexuan and the old five who were drinking together, but that even if they thought about it, when they saw that the emperor had already put the blame on Ling Luo, they would not warn the emperor.
After all, Ol ‘Eight also thought that Ling Luo was Ling Yexuan’s biggest opponent. After getting rid of Ling Luo, it was still not too late to take care of Ling Zhongchi!
As for the emperor … It seemed that the Emperor’s suspicion of Ling Luo was already not something that would happen in a day or two, or perhaps even a year or two. Now that he had seized the opportunity to pin this crime on Ling Luo, it was to get rid of him. She didn’t even dare to anticipate what kind of evidence the Emperor would be willing to believe!
As a result, she knew very well that even though she had risked herself to put on such a play, it might not be useful. Furthermore, in the eyes of the emperor, it was nothing more than a small trick. As for what would happen in the future, she could only resign herself to fate. Even though she was never willing to accept her fate lightly!